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1. | Shadrach Estep was born in Feb 1814 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Shadrach married Nellie Tester about 1848 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nellie was born about 1817 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | William L. Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born on 20 Nov 1846 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jun 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. William married Rebecca Roberts on 26 Feb 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Allen Roberts and Mary McElyea) was born on 9 Jul 1837 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jul 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Colonel Avery Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born in May 1850 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Avery married Evaline Caroline Hurley on 2 Oct 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Evaline (daughter of Harden Hurley and Nancy Hodge) was born on 26 Jan 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Mar 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Mary Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born about 1854 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nidiffer, 82, who died at her home at Carter yesterday afternoon, held at the Estep graveyard with the Reverend Jess Richardson officiating. Mrs. Nidiffer is survived by her husband, W. H. Nidiffer; one daughter, Mrs. J. D. Arnold and a sister, Mrs. Hurley. Interment was made in the Estep graveyard. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married William Harrison Nidiffer on 21 Aug 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of Robert W. Nidiffer and Elizabeth Emeline "Emma" Estep) was born about 1862 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Nancy Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born about 1854 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
6. | Margaret Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born about 1857 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Margaret married W. Levi Nidiffer on 6 May 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. W. (son of Robert W. Nidiffer and Elizabeth Emeline "Emma" Estep) was born in Mar 1861 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Dec 1935 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | David Samuel "Sam" Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born on 25 Dec 1859 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Aug 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. David married Mary M. Cress about 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Samuel W. Cress and Mary L. Brown) was born on 20 Jul 1859 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
David married Susan E. Grindstaff about 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Susan (daughter of William H. Grindstaff and Mahala Lowe) was born about 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Ruth Estep (1.Shadrach1) was born about 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
9. | Sheridan Estep (2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
10. | Martha Estep (2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in Aug 1871 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
11. | Margret G. "Maggie" Estep (2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Margret married Columbus "Lum" Fortner on 19 Feb 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Columbus (son of Eliza Carden) was born on 12 Sep 1874 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 9 Jan 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Ellen Estep (2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1876 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
13. | Lottie Estep (2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in Jan 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
14. | David Simerly Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 10 Aug 1871 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
15. | Nellie Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 6 Feb 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
16. | Andrew Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 8 May 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
17. | Mary Elizabeth Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 18 Aug 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
18. | David Samuel Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 17 Sep 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Mar 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. David married Elizabeth "Eliza" Richardson on 25 Dec 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph R. Richardson and Dilly Catherine Cole) was born on 24 Jun 1889 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Jun 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Jacob C. "Jake" Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 8 May 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
20. | Martha Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 10 May 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 May 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
21. | Minnie Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 10 May 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Dec 1930. |
22. | Sherman Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 30 Jun 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Oct 1988 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Sherman married Pearle A. Asher about 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Pearle was born on 17 Jun 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Mar 1964 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Godfrey Heatherly Estep (3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 28 May 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Aug 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Godfrey married Lora M. Richardson on 5 Jul 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lora (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Richardson and Millie Ellen Myers) was born on 24 Jul 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Nov 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Sarah Estep (4.Mary2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
25. | Nora Nidiffer (4.Mary2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Nora married Joseph Daniel Arnold about 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of Joseph Paul Arnold and Tenia Catherine Arney) was born on 28 Sep 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Aug 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Estep Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Samuel Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in Mar 1878 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
27. | Orlena Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
28. | James Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in Mar 1883 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
29. | Nelia Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 23 Feb 1887 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 25 Oct 1958 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
30. | Traver Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in Apr 1887 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
31. | Rosa Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born in May 1895 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
32. | Lula Nidiffer (6.Margaret2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1896 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . |
33. | Laura Estep (7.David2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 1 Sep 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Apr 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
34. | Lillie Augusta Estep (7.David2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 9 Jul 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1978 in Kings County, , , California. |
35. | James Daniel Estep (7.David2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 13 Nov 1893 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 1976 in San Bernardino County, , , California; was buried in Montecito Memorial Park, , San Bernardino County, California. Notes: James D. Estep, 82, 22111 Newport Ave., Colton, died Wednesday in Redlands. He was born in Tennessee and resided 11 years in Colton. He was a coal miner 30 years for Consolidated Coal Co. and had worked with his son, Dr. Howard C. Estep, at World Prophetic Ministry of Colton 10 years. James married Nettie Virginia McNeal about 1915. Nettie was born on 31 Dec 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Jul 1984 in San Bernardino County, , , California; was buried in Montecito Memorial Park, , San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Hila Jinnie Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
37. | George Daniel Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
38. | Rhudy Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 22 Mar 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Nov 1972 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Rhudy married Mamie Estep on 25 Dec 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mamie (daughter of Isaac Jackson Estep and Rebecca Archer) was born on 9 Jun 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Apr 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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39. | Elbert M. Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 30 Jul 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Mar 1987 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Elbert married Ada B. Smith about 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ada (daughter of Columbus W. Smith and Jessie (Smith)) was born about 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Nora Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 12 Jan 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
41. | Grant Hasley Fortner (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 10 Feb 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 May 2000 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: He was the son of the late Lum and Maggie Carden Fortner. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Florence Fortner; four brothers, Dan, Rhudy, Langford and Eb Fortner, and two sisters, Missouri McPhearson and Nora Nave. Grant married Florence Bowling on 5 Mar 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Florence (daughter of Robert J. B. Bowling and Bessie Scalf) was born on 11 Sep 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1984 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
42. | Living (11.Margret3, 2.William2, 1.Shadrach1) |
43. | William Arthur Estep (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
44. | Earl L. Estep (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 28 Sep 1909 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 13 Jan 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Earl married Dencie Irene Heaton about 1942. Dencie (daughter of John Alvin Heaton and Celia Abigail DeLoach) was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Apr 1991 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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45. | Albert Ray Estep (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 9 Jun 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Sep 1967 in Kanawha County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Albert married Roxie Estep on 9 Nov 1935 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Roxie (daughter of Charles Logan Estep and Minnie Jane Brooks) was born on 4 Jul 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Jun 1995 in Palm Beach County, , , Florida; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Living (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
47. | Living (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
48. | Living (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
49. | Living (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
50. | Living (18.David3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
51. | Eller Virginia Estep (22.Sherman3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 3 Sep 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
52. | Eula Martha Estep (22.Sherman3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 1 Dec 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Dec 2002 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Mrs. Eula Martha Estep, 83, 322 West Doe Avenue, Elizabethton, died Thursday, December 26, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Mrs. Estep was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Sherman and Pearl Asher Estep. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Estep and Walter Estep, and a sister, Eller Estep. Mrs. Estep was a textile worker and was a Free Will Baptist. |
53. | John Westley Estep (22.Sherman3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 4 Oct 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
54. | Ethel Lou Estep (22.Sherman3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 11 May 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Nov 2009 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Ethel married Daniel Coolidge Bowers on 5 Jan 1944 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Daniel (son of Jason B. Bowers and Rosa Lee Williams) was born on 14 Jun 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Sep 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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55. | Vena Kathryn Estep (22.Sherman3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 29 Dec 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 30 Mar 2023 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . Notes: Vena Kathryn Estep Good, 93, Elizabethton, passed away March 30, 2023, at Hermitage Health Center in Elizabethton following a stroke. She was born on December 29, 1929 to Sherman and Pearle Asher Estep of Stoney Creek. Vena moved with brothers to Ohio, and it was there she married Charles Thomas Good. They made their home in Monroe, Mich., where she took pride in raising their children. She returned to Elizabethton after they had grown and moved away. Raised in Holly Springs Free Will Baptist, she was also a past member of Monroe Missionary Baptist in Michigan. Vena had a lifelong love of baseball, music, and was a fan of college basketball with March tournaments being her favorite times. Above all, her greatest joy was her grandchildren. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Joseph Good; a granddaughter, Anna Grayson Sanders; brothers, Walter Howard Estep Sr. and John Wesley Estep; and sisters, Eller Estep, Eula Estep and Ethel Bowers. Vena leaves behind a son, John (Margarita) Good; daughter, Cindy Norris; daughter-in-law, Deborah Good; five grandchildren, Rachael “Liz” (Don) Selby, Sean Good, Alex (Natelee) Good, Kathryn Sanders and Sarah Sanders; two special great-granddaughters, Piper and Riley Selby; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Eric Sams officiating. Interment will follow in the Richardson Cemetery (Stoney Creek). Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. |
56. | Living (23.Godfrey3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
57. | Shade Estep (23.Godfrey3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 21 Aug 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Apr 1992 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Buried: Shade married Eva J. Holder on 27 Jan 29. Eva (daughter of Nicholas Randolph Holder and Dora Elizabeth Estep) was born on 4 Mar 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jan 2020 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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58. | Burton Charles Estep (23.Godfrey3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 7 Apr 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Apr 2019 in Davidson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: After his 92nd birthday, Mr. Burton Estep passed away peacefully in Nashville, Tenn., on April 10, 2019, at 6:19 a.m. |
59. | Living (23.Godfrey3, 3.Avery2, 1.Shadrach1) |
60. | Living (25.Nora3, 4.Mary2, 1.Shadrach1) |
61. | Mary Arnold (25.Nora3, 4.Mary2, 1.Shadrach1) was born on 7 Apr 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 2018 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Mary Arnold White, 93, of Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton with her son, Glen White, at her side. |
62. | Virginia Ruth Estep (35.James3, 7.David2, 1.Shadrach1) was born about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 2003 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Virginia Ruth Hardin, 80, 108 Guinn Street, Elizabethton, died Monday, September 1, 2003 in the Pine Ridge Care Center. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late James and Nettie McNeal Estep. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Hardin was a member of Stoney Creek Baptist Church. Virginia married Leonard C. Hardin about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Leonard (son of William Henry Hardin and Sarah Ellen Colbaugh) was born on 3 May 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |